Toyota HiLux accessories and modifications guide

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We've listed all the best accessories and modifications for your Toyota HiLux, to transform it into an all-access tourer. Here you’ll find everything you need to tailor your HiLux to your specific needs.

We’ve categorised every piece of gear into four sections, depending on your intended purpose:

• OFF-ROAD: Improve performance on mud, sand and everything in between.
• TOURING: Remote-area 4x4ers and those who camp out of the vehicle.
• TOWING: Pulling trailers, probably heavy ones.
• SHOWING: Just to make the ute look schmick!

Accessory buyers’ guide: Toyota HiLux

We class accessories as items that can be added to the base vehicle such as bullbars and canopies; whereas modifications are replacement items such as suspension and tyres. We haven’t included generic accessories or modifications such as tyres, air compressors, driving lights or recovery equipment, unless they are somehow specific to the Toyota HiLux.

As the HiLux is a popular model and many companies are rushing products to market, we can’t promise that every product available is listed here. And, in some cases, products have been announced before availability.

General advice

There are hundreds of products available for 4x4s in Australia, especially for the HiLux as it’s the most popular ute. Here are some buying tips:

• Check car compatibility: A ‘Toyota HiLux’ could be any one of a number of variants and generations, so ensure whatever you’re buying fits your specific car. Sometimes that’s even specific to the trim level or whether it’s a single or dual cab.
• Check mod compatibility: You want a roof rack and a rooftop tent, so ensure your rack will take your tent. Will your long-range tank fit with your underbody protection? Does your preferred towbar work with your service body? The list goes on, and this is where a skilled 4x4 shop will help integrate your HiLux design.
• Design the whole car: For example, don’t buy suspension unless you’ve thought about how much weight you’ll take - whether you’ll fit a bar and winch. And perhaps you don’t need a roof rack over the cab if you buy a service body.
• Quality over quantity: There are many vehicles with thousands of dollars worth of equipment thrown at them, and those builds can be fantastic, but you don't need to do that to tour or tow. Whatever you do buy: buy once, buy quality.